The Quinte - a Parisian affair, is rooted in the ceremony and traditions of oyster bars and cocktail establishments with a gleaming 20 seat marble oyster bar, turning out a restrained daily menu of the freshest seafood available in Charleston, South Carolina.
menu
Oysters
Rotating selection
local, west, and east coast oysters
Chilled
Caviar Service
platinum osetra caviar, buckweat blini, chive, ham rendering, creme fraiche
Shrimp Cocktail
1/4 lb
1/2 lb
Lobster Claws
Fruits de Mer
Petite Plateau
(feeds 1-2)
oysters
lobster
clams
shrimp cocktail
seasonal crudo
Grande Tower
(feeds 3+)
oysters
lobster
clams
shrimp cocktail
seasonal crudo
fish rillettes
Raw
Tuna & Beef
tonnato, horseradish, lemon, wasabi arugula
Scallop
strawberries, spring onion buttermilk, smoked trout roe
Crudo
leche de tigre, avocado, aged beef tallow
Classics
Baguette Magic Milk Bread
Shrimp Roll
celery root, dukes, citrus, jalapeño, buttered milk roll
Crab & Green Farro
smoked oyster dust, radicchio, pickled chile, coriander oil
steamed local fish
parsley, lemon, brown butter, croutons
Fish Rillettes
Dessert
Panna Cotta
coconut, buttermilk, satsuma, puffed sorghum, citrus honey
Cocktails
french kiss
gin, lemon juice, rhubarb, absinthe, sparkling wine
Mambo Sun
white & pineapple rums, lime juice, honey, raspberry
passiflora spritz
deep dive
bourbon, blanc vermouth, apricot eau de vie, cucumber, orange bitters
ruler of my heart
sloe gin, mezcal, lemon juice, ginger, strawberry preserves, seltzer
quinotaur
the quinte martini
gin or vodka, fino sherry, dry & blanc vermouths, champagne vinegar, olive bitters
Zero %
southbound
lemon juice, ginger, strawberry, seltzer
breezy
kin euphoric spritz, lime juice, honey
beer
Bearded Iris ‘Homestyle’ IPA
Blackberry Farms ‘Classic’ Saison
Radeberger Pilsner
Munkle Brugge City Brune
can 6.2% abv
Narragansett Lager
can 5.0% abv
by the glass
Champagne, Canard-Duchene, Brut, NV
Prosecco, Santome, Treviso, Italy, NV
Cava, Can Xa, Catalonia, Spain, NV
Crémant, Cave de Bissey, Burgundy, FR, NV
Gamay - Rose , Serol ‘Turbullent’ , Loire Valley, France, NV
Pinot Grigio, Pullus, Stajerska, Slovenia ‘21
Melon, Chereau Carre, ‘Chateau l’Oiseliniere de la Ramee’, Muscadet, Loire, France, ‘19
Riesling, Prost, Rheinhessen, Germany
Gruner Veltliner, Hugl, Niederosterreich, Austria, ‘21
Chenin Blanc, Haarmeyer Cellars, ‘St. Rey’, Northern California, ‘22
Etna Bianco, Cottanera ‘Barbazzale’, Sicily, Italy, ‘20
Chardonnay / Roussane Kind Stranger, Washington State, ‘21
Txakolina, Ameztoi ‘Rubentis’, Basque Country, Spain, ‘21
Grignolino - Chilled Red, Francesco Boschis, Piedmont, Italy, ‘20
Gamay - Chilled Red, Domaine Charnay, Beaujolais, France, ‘21
Saperavi - Chilled Red, Guardians, Kekheti, Georgia, ’20
Zweigelt, Blaufrankish, Hopler ‘Pannonica’, Burgenland, Austria, ‘21
Tempranillo, Azul y Garanza, Navarra, Spain, ‘20
Cabernet Sauvignon, Kokomo, Sonoma County, California, ‘18
Parking Information
We do not offer on-site parking for our guests, however across the street from The Quinte is a street-level parking lot which is available for payment via phone. Also, metered spots are not surveyed after 6pm.